GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |